Queensland Symphony Orchestra


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The Queensland Symphony Orchestra (QSO), founded in 1947, is an Australian orchestra, based principally in Brisbane in the state of Queensland.

In 2001, the QSO was merged with the Queensland Philharmonic Orchestra, to form The Queensland Orchestra (TQO).
On 14 October 2009, the orchestra announced a reversion of its name back to the Queensland Symphony Orchestra, effective in 2010.

ALBUMS


Tom Thum, Gordon Hamilton , With Queensland Symphony Orchestra
Thum Prints
2021, 7", EP, Ltd, Opa, Not On Label
Malcolm Arnold, National Symphony Orchestra Of Ireland, Queensland Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Penny
Complete Symphonies And Dances
2021, 6xCD, Comp + Box, Cen, Naxos, ,
Modern/Romantic
Queensland Symphony Orchestra, Vladimir Ponkin, Conductor*
Viennese Waltzes: The Romantic Era
2017, CD, Comp, ABC Classics, ,
Romantic
Queensland Symphony Orchestra, Jessica Cottis
Gallipoli Symphony
2016, CD, ABC Classics
Queensland Symphony Orchestra, Jessica Cottis
Gallipoli Symphony
2015, DVD-V, ABC Classics
Cheryl Barker, Queensland Symphony Orchestra, Guillaume Tourniaire
Pure Diva: Tribute To Joan Hammond
2011, SACD, Hybrid, Album, Melba Recordings
Richard Strauss, Yvonne Kenny, Queensland Symphony Orchestra, Johannes Fritzsch
Yvonne Kenny sings Four Last Songs
2010, CD, Album, ABC Classics,
Rimsky-Korsakov* • Prokofiev* • Lyadov* • Rachmaninoff* • Shostakovich*, Queensland Symphony Orchestra • Verbitsky*
Russian Extravaganza
2009, CD, RE, ABC Classics
Bellini*, Hummel*, Kalliwoda*, Molique*, Rietz*, Diana Doherty (2), Queensland Symphony Orchestra, Werner Andreas Albert
Romantic Oboe Concertos
2008, CD, Comp, ABC Classics, ABC Classics
Ludolf Nielsen - Queensland Symphony Orchestra, Werner Andreas Albert
Lackschmi (Complete Ballet)
2006, CD, Album, cpo
Richard Mills (2) / Queensland Symphony Orchestra, Richard Mills (2), Werner Andreas Albert
Aeolian Caprices; Soundscapes for Percussion and Orchestra; Seaside Dances; Fantastic Pantomimes
2005, CD, Album, Comp, ABC Classics
Rimsky-Korsakov* • Prokofiev* • Lyadov* • Rachmaninoff* • Shostakovich* • Borodin* • Glazunov* • Kabalevsky* • Mussorgsky* • Ippolitov-Ivanov* • Verbitsky*, QSO*, MSO*, SSO*, TSO*, WASO*
The Best Russian Orchestral Music Collection
2005, 3xCD, Comp, RE, ABC Classics
Tchaikovsky*, Takako Nishizaki, Queensland Symphony Orchestra, Peter Breiner
The Seasons
2003, ,
Romantic
Benjamin Frankel - Queensland Symphony Orchestra • Werner Andreas Albert
Complete Symphonies
2002, 4xCD, Album + Box, Comp, cpo
Benjamin Frankel / Queensland Symphony Orchestra, Werner Andreas Albert
Music For The Movies
2002, CD, Album, cpo
Adolphe Adam* - Queensland Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Mogrelia
La Filleule Des Fées
2002
Paul Hindemith — Werner Andreas Albert • Radio-Sinfonie-Orchester Frankfurt, Queensland Symphony Orchestra
Complete Orchestral Works 3
2001, 4xCD + Box, Comp, Sli, cpo, ,
Modern
Benjamin Frankel - Queensland Symphony Orchestra • Werner Andreas Albert
Symphonies 7 & 8
2001, CD, cpo
Tchaikovsky*, Takako Nishizaki, Queensland Symphony Orchestra, Peter Breiner
None But The Lonely Heart
2001
Benjamin Frankel / Queensland Symphony Orchestra, Werner Andreas Albert
Battle Of The Bulge
2000, CD, Album, cpo
Paul Hindemith — Werner Andreas Albert • Radio-Sinfonie-Orchester Frankfurt, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, Queensland Symphony Orchestra
Complete Orchestral Works 2
2000, 5xCD, Comp + Box, cpo, ,
Modern
Adam*, Queensland Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Mogrelia
La Jolie Fille De Gand (Complete Ballet)
2000
Paul Hindemith - Brett Dean, Queensland Symphony Orchestra, Werner Andreas Albert
Kammermusik 5 Op. 36,4; Konzertmusik Op. 48; Der Schwanendreher; Trauermusik
1999, CD, Album, cpo, ,
Neo-Classical/Modern
Liszt* - Victor Sangiorgio, Queensland Symphony Orchestra, En Shao
The Wanderer - Complete Transcriptions For Piano And Orchestra
1999, CD, Album, ABC Classics, ,
Romantic
Alfred Hill (2), Queensland Symphony Orchestra, Wilfred Lehmann*
Symphonies Nos. 5 And 10 / As Night Falls • Tribute To A Musician
1999, CD, Album, Marco Polo, ,
Modern/Neo-Romantic
Paul Hindemith, Dene Olding, Queensland Symphony Orchestra, Werner Andreas Albert
Violin Concerto - Kammermusik 4 op.36,3 - Tuttifäntchen Suite
1999, CD, cpo
Sir Arthur Bliss*, Queensland Symphony Orchestra, Christopher Lyndon-Gee
Miracle In The Gorbals
1999, ,
Modern
Dean* • Lutosławski* • Piston* • Veale* • Sabin*, Paul Dean (7), Queensland Symphony Orchestra, Richard Mills
Music For Clarinet and Orchestra
1999
Benjamin Frankel - Hoelscher* · Dean* · Smith* · Lale* · Emmerson* · Queensland Symphony Orchestra · Werner Andreas Albert
Violin Concerto In Memory Of The Six Million · Viola Concerto · Serenata Concertante
1998, CD, Album, cpo
Paul Hindemith - David Geringas, Queensland Symphony Orchestra, Werner Andreas Albert
Complete Cello Concertos
1997, CD, Album, cpo
Benjamin Frankel - Queensland Symphony Orchestra, Werner Andreas Albert
Symphonies 4 & 6 / Mephistopheles Serenade
1996, CD, Album, cpo
Sir Malcolm Arnold*, Queensland Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Penny
Dances (English • Scottish • Cornish • Irish • Welsh)
1996
Edwin Carr, Queensland Symphony Orchestra, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Sydney Symphony Orchestra
Mardi Gras Overture · The Twelve Signs · Aubade · Five Wolfskehl Songs · Nightmusic
1995, CD, Album, Kiwi/Pacific Records Ltd., ,
Modern
Takako Nishizaki, Peter Breiner, Queensland Symphony Orchestra
Russian Romance
1995, CD,
Alfred Hill (2), Queensland Symphony Orchestra, Wilfred Lehmann*
Symphonies No. 3 "Australia" • No. 7 / The Lost Hunter • The Moon's Golden Horn
1995, ,
Modern/Neo-Romantic
Benjamin Frankel – Queensland Symphony Orchestra, Werner Andreas Albert
Symphonies 1 & 5 • May Day Overture Op. 22
1994, ,
Modern
Benjamin Frankel - Queensland Symphony Orchestra, Werner Andreas Albert
Symphonies 2 & 3
1994
Paul Hindemith, Werner Andreas Albert, Queensland Symphony Orchestra Brisbane*, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Sydney Symphony Orchestra
Complete Orchestral Works
1993, 6xCD, Comp + Box, cpo
Queensland Symphony Orchestra, Conductor*
Russian Showcase
1993, CD, Album, Comp, ABC Classics
Queensland Symphony Orchestra
Holland, The Best Friend You'll Ever Make
1991, CD, Album, Netherlands Board Of Tourism
Paul Hindemith - Queensland Symphony Orchestra, Werner Andreas Albert
Orchestral Works 1
1991
Paul Hindemith - Queensland Symphony Orchestra, Werner Andreas Albert
Orchestral Works 2
1991
Mozart*, Isobel Buchanan, Queensland Symphony Orchestra, John Pringle
Arias And Duets
1990
Richard Mills (2) - Queensland Symphony Orchestra
Snugglepot And Cuddlepie
1989
Franz Waxman / Queensland Symphony Orchestra, Richard Mills
The Bride Of Frankenstein · Botany Bay · Taras Bulba · Mr. Roberts · The Horn Blows At Midnight · The Paradine Case
1986, LP, Varèse Sarabande
Respighi*, Elgar* / Queensland Symphony Orchestra
Suite In G For Organ And Strings / Sea Pictures, Op. 37
1986
Wagner*, Queensland Symphony Orchestra, Marilyn Richardson, Werner Andreas Albert
Wesendonk Lieder / Tannhäuser Act II / Lohengrin Act I / Tristan Und Isolde
1986
Queensland Symphony Orchestra
Classic Rock
1985, LP, Album, ABC Records (3)
Queensland Symphony Orchestra Conducted By Edwin Carr
Music By Edwin Carr (Volume 2)
1983, LP, Kiwi
Queensland Symphony Orchestra
The Nutcracker Ballet In Two Acts, Op. 71
1981
Queensland Symphony Orchestra, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
Untitled
1980, LP, Australian Broadcasting Commission, ABC Transcription Service,
Queensland Symphony Orchestra Conducted By Edwin Carr
Music By Edwin Carr
1980, LP, Kiwi
Queensland Symphony Orchestra
Masterpiece - Great Marches For Orchestra
1976, LP, Comp, His Master's Voice, His Master's Voice
Tom Butler (4), Qld National Opera Soc, Qld Sympnony Orch*
Panis Angelicus
Acetate, 10", Starlight Recording Co

APPEARANCES +


Franz Waxman
Franz Waxman: Legendary Hollywood, Vol. 4 - Epics, Fantasies
2024, CD, BSX Records
Various
Classic 100: Composer – Top 10 & Selected Highlights
2019, 2xCD, Comp, ABC Classics
Various
Music For Book Lovers: Classical Music For Reading
2019, CD, Album, Naxos, ,
Romantic/Modern/Impressionist/Contemporary
Various
Sensual Classics
2017, CD, Comp, ABC Classics, ,
Renaissance/Classical/Romantic/Modern/Opera/Contemporary
Various
Australian Classics
2017, CD, Comp, ABC Classics
Slava & Leonard Grigoryan
Rodrigo Guitar Concertos
2017, 2xCD, Album, RE, ABC Classics, ,
Neo-Classical
John Clarke
Clarke's Classics
2017, 3xCD, Album, Comp + Box, ABC Classics, ,
Classical
Various
Her Majesty's Music: Celebrating The 90th Birthday Of Queen Elizabeth II
2016, CD, ABC Classics,
Various
My First Lullaby Album
2016, CD, Comp, ABC Kids, ABC Classics
Tchaikovsky*
The Nutcracker
2016,
William Barton, Matthew Doyle
The Art Of The Didgeridoo
2015, CD, Comp, ABC Classics
Various
The Christmas Collection - All The Music You'll Need This Christmas
2014, 3xCD, Album, Comp, ABC Classics, ,
Classical/Vocal/Holiday
Karin Schaupp
Australian Guitar Concertos
2014, CD, Album, Comp, ABC Classics
Simon Tedeschi
The Gershwin Collection
2013, CD, Album, ABC Classics
William Barton
Kalkadungu - Music For Didjeridu And Orchestra
2012, CD, Album, ABC Classics
Various
Toulouse-Lautrec: Paris And The Belle Époque
2012, CD, Comp, ABC Classics,
Simon Tedeschi
Gershwin & Me
2012, CD, Album, ABC Classics
Various
Spring (Beautiful Music From ABC Classics)
2012, CD, Comp, ABC Classics
Various
Elegant Classics For The Perfect High Tea
2011, CD, Comp, ABC Classics,
Various
One Hit Wonders
2011, 2xCD, Comp, ABC Classics, ABC Classics, ,
Baroque/Classical/Romantic/Modern/Opera
Various
First Time Classics
2010, 2xCD, Comp, ABC Classics
Various
Life Is Beautiful With ABC Classic FM
2009, CD, Comp, Promo, ABC Classics, The Age, ,
Baroque/Romantic/Classical/Contemporary
Various
Life Is Beautiful With ABC Classic FM
2009, CD, Comp, ABC Classics, The Age,
Various
Peace On Earth: Beautiful Music For Christmas
2009, CD, Comp, ABC Classics, ,
Holiday
Various
Music Of Betty Beath
2009, CD, Album, Wirripang
Various
Cardio Classics • Orchestral Workout!
2008, CD, Comp, ABC Classics, ABC Classics, ,
Baroque/Contemporary/Classical/Romantic
Various
Discover Film Music
2008, 2xCD, Comp, Naxos, ,
Soundtrack/Theme
Various
The Romance Of The Silver Screen
2008, CD, Album, Comp, Naxos, ,
Theme/Score/Soundtrack
Various, John Cargher
A Tribute To John Cargher
2008, 3xCD, Comp, ABC Classics
Mozart* - Various
The Classic 100 Mozart: Top Ten And Selected Highlights
2007, CD, Comp, ABC Classics, ABC Classics, ,
Classical
Various
Soft Sea
2007, 2xCD, Comp, Naxos, ,
Classical
Various
Advance Australia Fair: The Australian National Anthem
2005, CD, Comp, ABC Classics,
Various
Jack-In-The-Box (A Collection Of Amusing And Entertaining Works By Classical Composers)
2005, 2xCD, Comp, Naxos
Various
Peace On Earth
2005, CD, Comp, The Age
Various
Lazy Days
2005, ,
Soul/Swing
Various
Children's Australian Classics
2004, CD, Album, ABC for Kids, ABC Music
Adam Power
More Juice
2003, CD, Album, Laughing Outlaw Records, ,
Folk Rock/Indie Rock
Various
Rainforest Rhapsody
2001, CD, Comp, ABC Classics, ,
Classical/Soundtrack
Adolphe C. Adam
La Jolie Fille de Gand
2000, 2xCD, Marco Polo
Various
Wagner's Rinse Cycle (Classical Music's Greatest Jokes, Curiosities & Wonders)
1999, 2xCD, Comp, ABC Classics,
Comedy/Sound Art/Classical
Respighi*, Lovelock*, Poulenc*
Organ Concertos
1999, CD, RE, ABC Classics, ,
Organ
Simon Tedeschi
1998 Symphony Australia Young Performer Of The Year
1999, CD, Promo, ABC Classic FM / Symphony Australia
Various
The Sound Of Passion
1998, CD, Album, Comp, ABC Classics,
Kazzoo
Pete And Viv's Excellent Adventure
1998, CD, Album, ABC for Kids, ABC Music, EMI,
Alexandra Vrebalov*, Allen Cohen*, David Fetherolf, Marshall Ocker, Kawai Shiu, Betty Beath, Dinos Constantinides
NEW MUSIC FOR ORCHESTRA (Music From Six Continents: 1997 Series)
1997, CD, Album, Vienna Modern Masters
Various
Discover The Classics
1997, 3xCD, Comp, Crimson, Crimson, Crimson, Crimson
Various
Discover The Classics 2
1997, 2x CD, ,
Classical/Modern/Romantic
Arthur Benjamin
Symphony No. 1 / Ballade For String Orchestra
1996, CD, Album, Marco Polo
Various
Premier Performances
1996, CD, Comp, PolyGram Classics,
Various
Wild Rhapsody
1996, CD, Comp, ABC Classics
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
Melbourne Symphony
1996
Kazzoo
Down On The Farm
1996
Gallagher*, Pelinka*, Beath*, Nuorvala*, Mageau*
New Music For Orchestra (Music From Six Continents: 1996 Series)
1996
Miriam Hyde, Margaret Sutherland
Australian Composers Volume 1
1995, 2xCD, Comp, ABC Classics
Werner Andreas Albert
Discover New Worlds With Werner Andreas Albert
1994, CD, Comp, cpo
Rachel Portman
Sirens (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
1994, CD, ,
Soundtrack/Score
Various
Organ Spectacular
1994
Franz Waxman
Legends Of Hollywood: Franz Waxman, Volume Three
1994
Richard Mills
Orchestral Works
1990, CD, Album, ABC Classics
George Dreyfus
The Film Music Of George Dreyfus
1990, CD, Album, Move
Peter Sculthorpe / Ross Edwards / Malcolm Williamson -- Dennis Hennig, Anthony Fogg, Malcolm Williamson, Simon Campion, Barry Tuckwell, Myer Fredman
Australian Piano Concertos
1990
Tony Bremner
The Everlasting Secret Family (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
1988, CD, Southern Cross Records Inc., ,
Score
Various
John Cargher Presents Music For Pleasure
1988
Rod Williams
The Fires Of Ash Wednesday
1983, 7", Single, Sundown Records
Various
Music From The XIIth Commonwealth Games Brisbane 1982
1982, LP, Album, ABC Records (3)
Jewel Blanch
Send All The Ghosts Away
1982, ,
Country
Monique Brynnel, Jon Weaving
The World Of Operetta
1981, LP, ABC Records (3)
Various
A Night In Vienna (Concert 2)
1978, LP, Phonart (2),
George Dreyfus
The Film Music Of George Dreyfus
1978
Isobel Buchanan, John Pringle
Mozart Arias And Duets
1978
Various
26 Classical Gems
1978, ,
Opera
Bernard Heinze
The Golden Years
1974
Various
Music Of A Nation
CD, Comp, RE, Universal, ABC Classics
Wilfred Lehmann*, Margaret Sutherland
Untitled
LP, Comp, ABC Transcription Service
Various
Stars Of The Australian Opera
2xLP, The Australian Opera Benevolent Fund, ,
Opera
Various
The Qantas Collection 3 Opera In Australia
CD, Comp, Sony Music Special Products, ,
Opera
Various
Swoon: The Ultimate Collection
2014, 2xCD, Album, Comp, ABC Classic FM,
Various
Bonnet Dramas Revisited: Music From the Great Costume Dramas
2010, 2xCD, Comp, ABC Classics
Various
ABC Grandstand Presents Great Sporting Songs & Anthems
2009, 2xCD, Comp, ABC Music,
Various
A Night At The Proms The Greatest British Classics
2008, CD, ABC Classics,
Various
April 2008 Sampler
2008, CDr, Smplr, Universal Music Publishing Group,
Various
Beethoven The Greatest Moments Ever
2006, CD, Comp, EMI, Petrol, ,
Classical
Various
The World Of Classical Music
2002, 2xCD, Comp, ABC Classics
Various
Listen, Learn And Grow Around The World
2002, CD, Album, Comp, Naxos,
Various
Classical - The Greatest Moments Ever
2002
Various
Classic CD Issue 97
1998, CD, Comp, Classic CD
Various
The Swoon Collection II
1997, ,
Choral/Romantic
Various
Music On The Move
1996, CD, Smplr, Move, ,
Early/Renaissance/Baroque/Contemporary
Various
1995 Brisbane Biennial International Music Festival
1995, Cass, Comp, Smplr, Not On Label
Various
Bird Suite
1994, CD, ABC Music, EMI
Various
Bird, Sea & Bush
1992, 3xCD, Album, Box, ABC Music
ABC Symphony Orchestras*
Sea Symphony
1992, CD, Comp, Phonogram
Various
Hollywood Chronicle: Great Movie Classics Volume 1
1992, ,
Score
Various
Classic Kids
1992
Various
Flirting (Music From The Motion Picture)
1991, CD, Comp, Columbia, ,
Soundtrack
Various
Klassik Festival
1979, 5xLP, Comp, Sonocord, ,
Classical
Various
Great British Anthems
CD, Comp, Promo, Sabam Crescendo,
Various
Tropic Of Capricorn: Orchestral Music By Queensland Composers
CD, Album, Ltd, ABC Records (3)
Various
Classics At The Movies
2xCD, Comp, ABC Classics
Various
Great British Anthems
CD, Comp, Promo, Sabam Crescendo